Soul Eater Not!
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Matriculation!

1P1 [Soul Eater Not! New serialization!!] “how much further will it go? This staircase--… Will it just go as far as that world, with Shinigami..?P2 No way… I can’t see in front of meP3 Will I… be able to reach the school I wonder…2, 3SOUL EATER NOT!New serialization!Okubo AtsushiChapter 1: Matriculation!4P1 “*gasp* *wheeze* [orig. ahii hahi ahi hahi etc. etc.] *gasp* *wheeze*” Sfx: *drip drip*P2 Hello there, I’m Harudori Tsugumi, a 14-year-old lover of love That’s me Sfx: *gasp* *wheeze*P3, 4 And at present I’m--- Roasting in the sun--- Is there an oasis in this massive desert…5P1 America, State of Nevada I’ve come to Des Vegas, uh Des City “*gasp*P2 “An oasis There’s got to be an oasisP3 I’m parchedP4 The pamphlet said, the long stairs in front of the school will make your legs nice and strong, but Even though I came all the way from Japan, I’ll probably die by the time I get to school6P1

P2 ?”P3 “Hup Hup” Sfx: *tap tap*P4 Sfx: *pass*P5

7P1 Incredible! She didn’t even lose her breath on these stairs…P2 “?”P3 “It’s just a little farther so Hang in there!!P4

P5 Later!!” “Tha… thank you very much8P1 That girl---… I wonder if she’s a student here… Just as I expected of a school that turns out the world’s heroes!!P2 Wah--- How coolP3 Sfx: *tug*P4 Heh heh hehP5 Just a little farther Let’s do this!!9P1

P2 My… my knees are just laughing… Hey knees! You too? Are you guys also at that age where you laugh at anything? Wah ha wa ha ha ha haP3 Wa ha ha haP4 For some reason or other, as soon as I’d reached the top of the stairs At lastP5 Sfx: *flutter*10P1 ?P2 A can of juice and a letter?P3 From that senpai I met earlier?P4 What’s this?P5 ‘Welcome to DWMA!!’P6 ‘look behind you’?11

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13P1 Mom, Dad, Brother, can you see this? This is Des CityP2 And this is… This is the school I’ll be going toP3 This is Death Weapon Meister Academy---… This is DWMA!!14P1 *gulp gulp*P2 *sigh*P3 So what’s all this--!! What weird taste It’s American taste---!! I feel better now [lit. my tension’s lifted]”P4, 5, 6, 7

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P2 “That combination just now went really well ~~” “Yeah, better not forget about it” P3 “that weapon is talking… It… is a person…P4 Ummm Where’s that pamphlet” Sfx: *rummage*P5 “….”P6 Death Weapon Meister Academy, aka DWMA Is funded by society’s taxes… The weapons and the meisters attend school, uphold world peace, you might say – this is a hero-training schoolP7 In short, the people employed at DWMA used to be international public servants! Sign: this way “new students are… that way…”16P1 This place is for ‘weapons,’ people who can transform themselves into weapons And meisters use the weapons and fight over here Background: (right to left) ‘weapons’ ‘transformation’ ‘meister’P2 “next is… …on the left”P3 Popular ‘meisters’ and ‘weapons’ can also get sponsorship contracts and such They have wealth and honor, they save the world, so they are called heroes--!! “Your contributions are put towards national reconstruction”P4 Sign: This wayP5 “let’s see… next… on the right… This place is a maze… I feel lost…” I can’t transform to save my life. But a ‘weapon’…17P1 My school friends back in Japan… “Harudori-san, you’re going to DWMA? Cool--!” “uh… uh-huh…” “Good job Tsugumi! This is your chance to find a rich husband!”P2 People who can turn into ‘weapons’ have it in their blood, but I’m just… “I don’t even have any guy friends, let alone a ‘rich husband’…P3 Hot guys, come and fight over me and stuff” “Would you be my partner?” “No, no, be mine” giggleP4 Sfx: *WHAM* “YOU’RE 100 YEARS TOO EARLY!!” “Sorry!! I was dreaming too muchP5 “I’m gonna kill you”18P1 Sfx: *show* “What, a new face? Are you a newcomer? If you want our sign I’ll just give it to you” “Kyaaaa I’m so sorry!!” Sfx: *dash away* [really I’m not sure what it means, I’m just guessing]P2 I can’t fight at even a fraction of that levelP3 Sign: Welcome to the Newcomers’ Reception “Welcome to the newcomers’ reception… This is it!!P4 There are good friends in there And… Par… par par… partners too!P5

P4 Sfx: *whupf*P5 I’m so jealous Sfx: *tumble*P6 “Somehow, we made it” “yeah” “I’m sorry, are you okay?” “ye… yeah”21P1 Sfx: *slip* “!” “ah… your ribbon…P2 Here” “Thank you” Sfx: *place*P3 Sfx: ta-daaP4 “you’re putting it on top? Will it stay in place? Didn’t you have it on your left side before?” Sfx: ta-daa “Ah--- Was it?P5 Thanks again” Sfx: ta-daa “…..P6 I’m Harudori Tsugumi”22P1 “It seems I’ve forgotten my name. Please take care of me” “whaaaat!?P2 “Ah!! It’s Meme I just remembered” “That… that’s good” “Haaah~…P3 I got out of that stuffy old castle… and came to see regular people… but this was a mistake… It would still be a mistake even if I went to a convent instead of DWMA… The people at a special school like this are nothing like what I imagined… I’m such a fool!P4 Even the students are kind of weird… I… what in the world am I doing?P5 “…”P6 “!?23P1 A commoner!!” Sfx: *tee hee hee* [orig. ‘vuha vuha vuha.’ I interpreted it as a somewhat unrefined laugh]P2 She… she’s… how should I say it? She seems normal? Hardly any aura… and those pigtails would look unnatural on lots of people… Sfx: ahaha That cute-looking smile actually makes her look more and more normal

P3 If she’s putting up a front… I’ll have to call her the ‘God of the Commoners’P4 “I… What I… What I’ve been searching for is…” “?”24P1 Sfx: *wave wave* What a pretty girl… Just like a princessP2 “…”P3 Sfx: *ignore* She’s gawjus [t/n: the original was ‘gagantos;’ it turns out that ‘gargantos’ means ‘gorges’ in Spanish. Hence ‘gawjus.’]P4 “Everyone’s here I’m Shido, one of the teaching staff We are gathered here today so that you can all make your debutsP5 After that, the meisters… no the weapons will choose their masters, but don’t be in a hurry to decide Be careful to choose a partner who’s compatible with you”P6 “pa… pa… partner”25P1 “If you don’t decide on a partner, this weekend during the bingo tournament there’s also a Feeling Partner Game where you can find your partner as well As a matter of fact, that’s where I met my partner I’m not a terribly useful guyP2 Okay, so now I’ll distribute these printouts with rough schedules on them, so please make sure they reach the people in the back”P3 “here you go” “…”P4 Sfx: *snatch* “Hiii” [I also considered “meep”] GawjusP5 SUNP6 “Well that’s all for today You’re dismissed26P1

P2 If you got tired from this today, your time will start running out after tomorrow so work hard” “uh-oh…”P3 “Hey… whatcha gonna do” “I’m a weapon, so I hope there’s a good meister around…” “!”P4 “If my partner’s another guy we’re bound to be totally useless so I totally want a girl Girls make everything fun”P5, 6 What a creep! I’ve gotta make sure he doesn’t see me “Hey” “What” “Over there”P7

27P1 “I almost didn’t see you there, you’re so easy to miss”P2, 3 “!” “Sooo you’re a meister? Wanna pair up with me? I’m a pretty awesome weapon even though I look like this”P4 “What’re you looking at” Sfx: *shock*P5 “I wasn’t… nothing”P6, 7, 8

28P1 It’s useless! Up until now I’ve always gone to regular schools… I can’t just become a hero all of a sudden just by coming to DWMAP2 I’m sorry… Meme-sanP3 A ‘hero’…P4

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P2 “If I were that senpai I met earlier… What would I do?”P3 Sfx: *tighten*P4

30P1 “It’ll be fun. Come on, join up with me…”P2

P3 “Let’s go” “Harudori-san..!”P4 “!”P5

P6 “He’s not inviting you31P1 He has no use for someone with a flat chestP2 I know for a fact that you’ll still be flat as an adult”P3 She has a commoner’s boob size ‘Coobs’ [t/n: in the original, she combines the words ‘commoner (shomin) and ‘boobs’ (oppai) to form ‘shoppai’]P4 Sfx: *step*P5 “Hey! What’s up with you” “Weren’t we just trying to get us some partners? Get out of the way”32P1 “Hmph How vulgar”P2 “Are you pickin’ a fight with us, bitch? Strength is all that matters here!! Let’s go!”P3 “How fun. I suppose I’ll indulge you” “whaaaaat!?”P4 “it’s Harudori-san, right? And you’re a weapon? Please transform now” “whaaaaaattt!?P5

P6 Uh, but… I… I still can’t transform”33P1

P2 “Oi”P3 “Well, let’s watch”P4 “!!” “What’s this? They’re fighting already? Well this is that type of school”P5 “You’re not going to stop them? Shido-sensei…”P6 “Well This is that kind to school”P7 “Transformation”P8 Sfx: *pop*34P1 Sfx: *grip* “Whaddaya think? I can transform everything but my head”P2 “A human just turned into a weapon!” “You should too If you don’t transform right now we’ll get hurt”P3 “But… I can’t, I can’t just transform all of a sudden when you tell me to”P4 “geez”35P1 “I heard that commoners were all strong and burly and cheery and happy people But you’re not I’m disappointed”P2 “…”P3 “Imagine it!”P4 “!?”P5 “Imagine the sword hidden in the very depths of your soul! From now on you’re a DWMA student!! So fight!! Create your own justice!!” “he’s just adding oil to the fire…”36P1 “….”P2 Imagine…? ‘the sword hidden in the very depths of my soul…’P3 But, why did I even come here..? Ah, but I have to fight!! I’ll create my own justice!!P4 I am Harudori Tsugimi, 14 years old, lover of love… I am a weapon!!37P1 Sfx: *whoosh*P2, 3, 4, 5, 6

P3, 4 “Thank you, Harudori-san” “! mm… but I was saved too but if you want to thank me…” “…..”P5 “…………… I’m Anya”P6 “Thank you very much Anya-san!” Sfx: *bow*42P1 “um… Harudori-san I’d like to ask you a favorP2 I’m a bit slow, and sometimes I can’t remember a blessed thing, which will probably cause you a lot of trouble, but would you mind becoming my partner?”P3 “Eh? Me? If you’re okay with that, then I’d be happy to But” “!!P4 Why should I have to associate with commoners like you? That would be problematic If I join up with you, I’ll become flat-chested too” gawjusP5 “Is it settled then?” “Yup Let’s get along”P6 Sfx: *tug* “?43P1 What?”P2 Sfx: *snap* It’s a little different from the love triangles I imagined… “Would you be my partner?” “no no be mine” Sfx: *giggle giggle giggle*P3 “….”